“The Thundermans” are back — again. Nickelodeon Studios has announced a greenlight for a new spinoff series based on the popular live-action superhero comedy.
The announcement comes after the successful launch of the TV movie “The Thundermans Return,” which premiered on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ in March. The film was the number one entertainment telecast of the year so far in Nielsen’s Live+3 ratings among kids 6-11 and reached 1.6 million viewers across four telecasts its premiere weekend.
The spinoff series will star Kira Kosarin as Phoebe, Jack Griffo as Max, and Maya Le Clark as Chloe. Other original cast members will appear in guest roles. The spinoff series will follow Phoebe and Max, who are sent undercover to handle a new threat in the seaside town of Secret Shores and bring Chloe along to develop her superhero talent.
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Building on the success of The Thundermans Return, which premiered ranking as cable’s #1 entertainment telecast of the year with kids, Nickelodeon Studios today announced a spinoff based on characters from the hit live-action superhero comedy. The spinoff series will follow Phoebe and Max, who are sent undercover to handle a new threat in the seaside town of Secret Shores and bring Chloe along to develop her superhero talent.
Production will begin in August in Vancouver. It will premiere on both Nickelodeon and Paramount+, but no premiere date is set at this time.
“The Thundermans” originally premiered on Nickelodeon in 2013 and ran for four seasons. Jed Spingarn created the series and also serves as executive producer on the spinoff. Sean W. Cunningham and Marc Dworkin executive produce along with Kosarin and Griffo. Production of the series for Nickelodeon Studios is overseen by Shauna Phelan, head of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action. Brian Banks serves as Nickelodeon’s executive in charge of production.
